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1872-CC $20 AU55 PCGS

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:9,500.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1872-CC $20 AU55 PCGS
<B>1872-CC $20 AU55 PCGS.</B></I> The 1872-CC double eagle, coming from a mintage of 26,900 pieces, is a scarce issue. Douglas Winter, in his <I>Gold Coins of the Carson City Mint</B></I>, says it is extremely scarce in the higher range of About Uncirculated and is very rare in Mint State. PCGS/NGC population data appear to confirm Winter's assertion, showing that certified pieces most frequently occur in the high-end VF to low-end AU range, while the ten or so Mint State pieces are all MS60 and MS61. AU55 and AU58 certified specimens appear to be over represented in the population, probably due to resubmissions.<BR> This Choice AU example displays peach-gold surfaces with luster residing in the recessed areas. A relatively sharp strike brings out strong definition on most of the design elements, and the surfaces reveal grade-consistent marks, somewhat more so on the obverse. These are probably fewer and less serious than typically found. In this regard, Winter states: "Almost every known 1872-CC double eagle shows numerous deep abrasions on the surfaces."<BR><BR><B>Coin Engraver:</B> James B. Longacre<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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